Ellena’s BodyBlog

Hey all,

 A little while back I wrote a post that I started a mini challenge at the gym with a few peeps. I dropped the weight that I was supposed to pretty quick. The final date kept getting pushed because not all of us are there at the same time to weigh in together. 

 Tomorrow it finally ends, with the final day being pushed a couple of times.  The hardest part about it was keeping and maintaining the weight! That is always the hardest part. Even when I took off the 115lbs before the gym was introduced to my life, I tried to maintain that with the same eating habits I had to take off the weight, with moderate exercise.  Now I’m 140lbs down in total from the time I started way back. 

 I finally weigh in tomorrow. I just want to make sure that I’ve kept it off, and with the new plan that I’m on, a few more has been lost.

 Wish me luck!

hey all! I need your help.

I want to know if there is any supplement or herbal/all natural supplement that will help with bloating and also with digestion. 

I know that you can’t get enough fibre and drink lot’s of water, but I do need something to help me with both of those problems.  I’m also on an iron supplement which makes it harder. 

 Can anyone suggest something I can take daily, with or after meals? Please!

hey all! I need your help.

I want to know if there is any supplement or herbal/all natural supplement that will help with bloating and also with digestion. 

I know that you can’t get enough fibre and drink lot’s of water, but I do need something to help me with both of those problems.  I’m also on an iron supplement which makes it harder. 

 Can anyone suggest something I can take daily, with or after meals? Please!

hey all! I need your help.

I want to know if there is any supplement or herbal/all natural supplement that will help with bloating and also with digestion. 

I know that you can’t get enough fibre and drink lot’s of water, but I do need something to help me with both of those problems.  I’m also on an iron supplement which makes it harder. 

 Can anyone suggest something I can take daily, with or after meals? Please!

Hey all,

So I’m sure some of you have slacked in going to they gym. I repeat some.LOL!  I have gone but haven’t done legs in a week and a half.  I even changed my routine and I walked out waddeling knowing today they would feel great! Not! Don’t get me wrong, the pain is a good feeling and in a few days they won’t feel like logs and hurt everytime I walk, bend and everything in between.

I’ve been stretching till I’m "blue in the face" and taking my glutamine.  My glutes, quads, hams right down to my calves hurt.

How can I get cardio in when feeling like this? What can I do?  Is there anything else I can use or do not too feel like this so I don’t feel so held back?

Hey all,

 Just wanted to say that I hope you are all having wonderful holidays!

First of all let me explain.  I’ve been pretty steady with my weight and training. I have to get my red blood cell count (ferenate) back up so I’m limited to 1hr a day 4-5days a week until the doc says I’m up to par.

Now, I’ll fully admit that I haven’t had my hands tied back over the holidays. I am a binge eater, not a closet eater and sometimes my mind doesn’t register with my stomach to tell me to stop. If it tastes good, I keep going. And I don’t even get embarrased in front of anyone because I’m concentrating so hard on what I’m eating, I’m not noticing anyone looking at me. Or even if they are. LOL!  And I’m not afraid to admit it.

Good thing, I don’t have much around me in my own home. I do have and have made baked goods for the holidays, but have taken most of them to work or have given them away.  But it still doesn’t stop me from eating.

Now, it was bad Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and boxing day. Today I’ve cut way back but will fully admit that I’ve had some treats.  Tomorrow back at work, eat clean. I know I might slack during New year’s Eve or day not both.

My question is, how do I stop? I’ve been told that when I crave the sugar to just drink plenty of water. That’s pretty easy when sweets are not around. I’ve done it and know that it takes up to 3 days to get that out of your system.

How do I get through the 3 days?

I could wear my retainer to work, but I don’t think my clients will understand my slurring. LOL!

Hi all,

I’m having a bit of a problem.  I used to be able to drink a whey protein —low carb at least with skim milk.  I cannot have it just with water.

 Now I’m having a hard time having it mixed into anything.  Even a flavourless one.  I don’t know what to do.  I’m just not liking the taste of the protein all together.

 Any suggestions?

Hey all,

 1 question:  Best Fat Burning Supplement- Which one do I choose?

 Help!  Any suggestions?

Need some help….

I’ve been eating pretty clean.  I make sure that I’ve been havin my 5-6 smaller meals a day.  My only problem is that once I finish eating my breakfast lunch and dinner meals, my stomach tends to hurt and feel bloated. I hate the feeling and seeing my stomach puff out. 

I do stretch out my meals/snacks every 3hrs. Please understand that I’m not eating like a fitness model or bodybuilder but try to eat a consistent "pretty clean diet" of proteins/carbs/fats.

And they are small portions!

 My day would consist of:

Breakfast: eggwhites/piece of lowfat cheese/ oatmeal with 2 walnuts

Snack:1/2 apple with almonds

Lunch: chicken, broccoli-raw/cabbage/or cucumber (one of the three) and sunflower seeds-raw.—-

Snack: other 1/2 apple with piece of chicken/cheese/almonds/turkey one of the three.

meal 5: 1/2 whole wheat english muffin or small flax wrap with raw sunflower seeds and all natural peanut butter.  b4 i go to the gym. or have a scoop of Super Pump in 8oz water

meal 6: protein drink/ or chicken with cucumber

 Note*This was yesterdays plan. 

 My foods I eat are maybe 1-2 pieces of flax wrap/whole wheat bread/oatmeal

Veggies-Broccoli/ cucumber/leafy greens/spinach/red&green peppers/cabbage/

Proteins/combo complex carbs—lentils/beans or mixed beans/chicken/tuna/turkey

Fats-olive oil or flax oil

Seeds/nuts all raw-sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, almonds, walnuts

Dairy-skim milk/lowfat cheese.

No juice or pop.

3litres of water daily.

Just as reference

 Can you help on how or why I’m feeling this way and if there’s anything I can take for digestion if you think that’s whats causing it?

Hey all! 

 Hope all is havin’ a gr8 weekend!

 Questions: How long should you stay on supplements such as fat burners etc….? And If you wanted to change from one to another, how long should you give yourself in between the two to clear out or do you just convert over on a new bottle?  Which fat burners do you suggest? 

 I would like to start on something……